The Scale of Pet Engagement of the Elderly at the Community

Hi everyone!

It was estimated from the survey that 241 900 households were keeping dogs/cats at the time of enumeration, representing 9.4% of all households in Hong Kong. 5.7% of all households were keeping dogs, while 4.0% were keeping cats. (Census and Statistics Department, 2019) 🐈🐕

Pets are humans’ great companions, they will play and stay with you all the time. According to Cheung and Ping (2018), pet engagement has brought a significant negative effect on depression in older adults. It is a good idea to promote the elderly’s well-being and activeness by pet engagement in the community.🧓👴🐶🐱🐹

A scale that measures the impact of pet engagement of the elderly at the community level will be useful if you are working in this area!✨

👉Go and visit our Outcome/ Indicator Bank: https://jcmel.swk.cuhk.edu.hk/outcome-impact-indicator-bank/community/services-for-elders/

📚Reference:

Census and Statistics Department (2019). Thematic Household Survey Report No.66. Retrieved from https://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B11302662019XXXXB0100.pdf

Cheung, Chau-kiu, & Ping Kwong Kam (2018). Conditions for Pets to Prevent Depression in Older Adults. Aging & Mental Health 22(12):1627-1633. Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_young_people/en/

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